Name: freebox
Author: howdamain

What can you do with freebox?

Freebox MCP Server

Give your AI assistant the ability to find free stuff near you — and know what it's worth.

Freebox tracks free curbside and giveaway listings across 400+ US metros, prices every find with an LLM valuation chain, and ranks them by estimated resale value. This remote MCP server exposes that feed to Claude and any other MCP client.

Endpoint: https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp
Auth: OAuth 2.1 (one-click connect from Claude) — or manual keys at usefreebox.com/app/connect
Docs / connect guide: usefreebox.com/ai

Connect (Claude)

Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Paste https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp
Sign in / create a Freebox account when redirected, approve, done.

Then just ask: "find free stuff near me worth over $100 and save the best to my vault."

Tools

Tool	What it does
`find_free_stuff`	Search live free listings near a ZIP, ranked by estimated resale value + profit
`area_summary`	Counts and total estimated value of free finds around a ZIP
`save_to_vault` / `my_vault` / `remove_from_vault`	Save and manage finds
`create_alert` / `my_alerts` / `delete_alert`	Get pinged when a high-value find drops nearby

What's behind it

A Craigslist/OfferUp scraper across 400+ US metros feeding a Supabase index; every listing priced by an LLM chain (Groq → Cerebras → NVIDIA) tuned on 30k+ resale valuations; a distance ladder so any US ZIP returns real nearby inventory. Values are estimates, not guarantees.

Freebox is a paid app ($2.49/wk, $39.99/yr, or $99 lifetime) — connecting and browsing teasers is free; the full ranked feed requires a subscription.

Questions/issues: open an issue here or email howdamain@gmail.com

Install

Add freebox to your client. Pick the one you use.

claude mcp add --transport http freebox https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp

codex mcp add freebox --url https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freebox": {
      "url": "https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, or `.cursor/mcp.json` for a single project.

{
  "servers": {
    "freebox": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json` in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freebox": {
      "url": "https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude Desktop.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freebox": {
      "serverUrl": "https://usefreebox.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`.

2 tools

freebox exposes 2 tools to a connected agent.

find_free_stuff: Search live free listings near a ZIP, ranked by estimated resale value + profit
area_summary: Counts and total estimated value of free finds around a ZIP

Score

49 / 100

Adequate

Documentation11/25
Maintenance16/25
Trust6/20
Capability4/15
Install experience12/15

Documents what it does and how to connect
Has a resolvable package or endpoint
Exposes at least one tool, prompt or resource
README has substantive content
Includes a code example
Documents its configuration
Mentions credentials or security posture
Last commit 34 days ago
Has a release history
Repository is not archived
No licence detected
Namespace verified in the official MCP registry
Claimed by its owner
Published under an organisation
2 tool(s) documented
Provides prompt templates
Provides resources
6 documented install method(s)
Published to a package registry
Offers a hosted endpoint — no local install

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Version history

Versions	Published
1.0.0Latest	Aug 1, 2026